by Beverly Barney | Mar 15, 2021 | Lifestyle
Outspoken artist Aaron Lewis cheered the end of Texas’ mask mandate at the honky-tonk’s first weekend concert since the change took effect. In an indoor honky-tonk, a popular and politically outspoken musician entertained a predominantly unmasked throng of rowdy...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 15, 2021 | Lifestyle
Jesse James obviously knows a thing or two about using fire to create amazing machines and motorcycles, but he paid tribute to another master of the flame while visiting one of the most iconic BBQ pitmasters to ever slice up a brisket. The “Monster Garage”...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 12, 2021 | Business
This past week the national average price for regular gasoline rose to $2.71 per gallon. That marks an increase of $0.46/gallon since the beginning of the year. On a daily basis I see accusations on social media that this price rise is a consequence of Joe Biden...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 11, 2021 | Lifestyle
New millennial homebuyers flocking to smaller ‘lifestyle’ centric cities such as Houston, Aspen, and Miami The real estate market is the “hottest” it’s ever been, with the majority of homebuyers being millennials flocking to low-tax states such as Texas, Florida, and...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 11, 2021 | Entertainment
Matthew McConaughey could be the next celebrity turned politician. On Tuesday, as he discussed his book, “Greenlights,” on “The Balanced Voice,” the podcast for Crime Stoppers of Houston, host and CEO Rania Mankarious said Texans would be “very happy” to see him run...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 10, 2021 | Business
The London Baker is expected to open its second location later this year at The Realm at Castle Hills, located at 4440 State Highway 121, Ste. 60, Lewisville. An opening timeline was not available, but in state construction filings, the business said the effort to...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 10, 2021 | Business
The snowstorm heavily impacted the wildlife at a Texas ranch in Sonora, about 170 miles northwest of San Antonio. Texas Canyon Ranch lost more than 2,000 of its 4,000 Axis deer population and about 60 percent of its Black Buck antelope population, according to a...
by Beverly Barney | Mar 9, 2021 | Technology
Although much of the attention is focused in the lack of infrastructure in rural areas, large numbers of urban residents also don’t have broadband subscriptions. Four months ago, Argentina Matute had to cut her internet service. After losing her job cleaning at...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Mar 9, 2021 | Lifestyle
The new Austin Marriott Downtown is now opened, steps away from the most popular downtown tourist attractions, bars and restaurants. The hotel represents the newest design vision for Marriott Hotels, the signature brand of Marriott International, where spaces and...
by Harold Obrien | Mar 8, 2021 | Business
Last week, several Big Oil companies executives met at CERAWeek by IHS Markit energy conference to discuss, among other things, Strategies for the Energy Transition, Climate & ESG. An overriding theme that emerged from the symposium is that Big Oil considers...
